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Mark Carney has become the second senior City figure to fall victim to hoax emails in as many weeks after the Governor of the Bank of England was tricked into discussing a predecessor’s drinking habits with a prankster.

In an exchange that has been published on social media site Twitter, and is likely to raise concerns about email security at the central bank, Mr Carney joked with an anonymous individual pretending to be Anthony Habgood, the chairman of the Court of the Bank of England, about Eddie George’s fondness for martinis.